Business

William “Billy” Marquez is used to hauling five containers a day from the Port of Baltimore. He owns and operates his truck, often working with Jag Transport Inc. to move goods like furniture and aluminum stock for soda cans. Since the day the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, blocking most container ships from entering the port, there’s been nothing to move.

A partnership between a medical company and a real estate firm to transform a Columbia office park into a health care hub is moving forward with the opening of a combination primary care and urgent care office. Two medical companies run by Premier Medical Management, Centennial Medical Group and First Call Urgent Care, recently opened a 32,000-square-foot office at 6250 Old Dobbin Lane.

Baltimore County named a new director of its Department of Economic and Workforce Development, about five months after the previous director resigned. The newly appointed director, Jonathan Sachs, will have to be confirmed by the County Council. He comes to Baltimore County government after about 11 months at WUWTA, a health care software company, according to his LinkedIn.

A Baltimore restaurant made the shortlist for the prestigious James Beard Awards, putting it in the running for a prize considered to be the Oscars of the food industry. Clavel Mezcaleria in Remington was named a finalist in the Outstanding Bar category, the James Beard Foundation announced Wednesday.

Multiple eateries and restaurateurs in Montgomery County were nominated Monday for RAMMY Awards, which are presented by the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington. Winners will be announced at the 42nd Annual RAMMYS Awards Gala on July 21, which “honors excellence in the restaurant and foodservice industry in the Washington, D.C., area across a range of categories celebrating culinary concepts, service, and individuals,” according to the association’s website.

Business in Towson is booming. Over 50 different businesses have found their way to Towson since the beginning of 2020, according to Nancy Hafford, Executive Director of Towson’s Chamber of Commerce. “Towson has become more of the urban environment in Baltimore County; it’s sort of like a mini downtown, but it’s a safe place to go,” Hafford said.

Maryland lawmakers approved a plan to rebuild Baltimore’s storied but antiquated Pimlico Race Course and transfer the track to state control in the waning hours of the state’s legislative session on Monday. The measure would use $400 million in state bonds to rebuild the home of the second jewel of horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes.

A Baltimore company won $150,000 in investment from celebrity investors Mark Cuban and Emma Grede on ABC’s popular “Shark Tank” show. Dawn Myers, the CEO of Richualist, won over the panel with a presentation on Friday about her hair care device, the Mint. After years of research and development, she plans to use the investment to bring the product to a broader market, targeting Black customers with highly textured hair.